Time-recorder.



W. F. HITCHCOCK & W. D. HAWLEY.

TIME RECORDER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 21, 1901. RENEWED JULY 12. I915.

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W. F. HITCHCOCK & W.- D. HAWLEY.

mas RECORDER.

APPLlCATlON FILED OCT. 21, 1 907- RENEVIED JULY 12. 1915.

1,215,532. v Patented Feb. 13, 1917.

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W. F. HITCHCGCK & W. D. HAWLEY.

TIME RECORDER.

APPLICATION FILED ocr. 21, I907. RENEWED JULY 12. I915.

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TIME RECORDER. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 21. 1907. RENEWED JULY 12, 1915.

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1,215,532. Patented Feb. 13,1917.

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WILLIAM F. HITCHCOCK, OF RQCHESTER, AND WILLIAM I). HAWLEY, OF SYRACUSE,NEW YORK.

TIME-RECORDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 21, 1907, Serial No. 398,341. Renewed July 12,1915. Serial No. 39,520.

b all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, VILLIAM F. Hrrcir coon, of Rochester, in the countyof Monroe and State of New York, and WILLIAM l). .l-lAwLnY, of Syracuse,in the county of Onondaga. and State of New York. have invented acertain now and useful Time-Recorder, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention has for its object the pro duction of a time-recorder,which par ticularly simple in construction and highly efficient in use;and to this end, it consists in the combinations and constructionshereinafter set forth and claimed.

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanyingdrawing, in which like characters designate corresponding parts in allthe views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of one form of our invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly broken away, thereof.

Figs. 3 and 4 are. respectively, front and rear elevations of themechanism for actuating the traveling marker, and contiguous parts, Fig.3 being partly broken away.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view, partly in elevation, on line AA, Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of the carriage for the marker.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view, partly in elevation, on line BB, Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view on line CC, Fig. 4.

Fig. 9 illust ates one form of record-sheet or card used in thistime-recorder.

Figs. 10 and 11 are, respectively, front and end elevations of anotherform of the traveling marker and the carriage therefor.

This tlZHG-X"(.(;i"(l91 comprises, generally, a time-movement, twoelements. one a holder for a record-sheet, and the other a printingelement or marker, one of said elements moving relatively to the otherin opposite directions. and time-controlled mechanism if automaticallyactuating the relativelymovable element in opposite directions.

As here illustrated, the rela tively-movable element travelssynchronously with theoperation of the time-movement in a continuouspath, portions of which extend in opposite direetlons and constitutecourses corresponding to divisions of a workday, as

a. m. and p. m., and other por ions of which extend at an angle to saidcourses for permitting the traveling element to saift from one course tothe other at predetermined parts of its path of movement. (lonsequently,the traveling element is automatieally positioned relatively to theother clcment that the time-designations are located at the correctplaces on the record sheet and cannot be placed at any desired place onthe record-sheet or card. and the time-designations for each workday arearranged on the record-sheet or card in two rows side by side reading inopposite directions, the positions of the time-designations beinggoverned solely by the time-movement.

The time-movement 1 may be of any desirable form, size,'andconstruction, and is supported by a suitable frame 2 which is inclosedwithin a case 3. As illustrated, the printing element or marker ttravels back and forth crosswise of the holder for the card 6; and thecard-holder 5 is movable toward and from the marker in order to effectthe making of a record upon the card, said marker traveling, Fig. i. inone direction in one course, as indicated by the arrow 7, and in theopposite direction in the other course, as indicated by the arrow 8, andto its starting point, it being preferably movable in a directioncrosswise of said courses from either course to the other when itreaches the end of either course, as indicated by the arrows 9.

The card-holder is here shown as a platen pivoted at to the case 3, andmovable on its pivot 10 to carry the card toward the marker. The card 6is held from movement in the holder, during the making of a record, byspringiressed arms 11 mounted on the hinge-pin or pivot 10 ofthecard-holder, and extended between the holder and the marker, said. armsbeing normally spaced apart from the card-engaging face of the holder,in order to permit the card 6 to be inserted in the holder, andremaining stationary until they are encountered and carried by theholder in its movement toward the marker. An inking ribbon 12 extendsacross the marker, and as here shown, said ribbon is carried on spools13, mounted on spindles 1 1 having ratchetwheels 15 with which pawls 16coact. lhe spools are adapted to be clutched alternately to therespective spindles by any suitable means not necessary to describe.Said pawls extend into the path of the card-holifler, so that as saidholder approaches the limit of its movement towarijl the marker, itengages and oscillates the pawls 16 and thereby turns the ratchet-wheels15 the direction of movement of the ribbon depending on which of thespools is clutched to its spindle.

Our timeoreeorder is provided with a bell 17 which is rung by thecard-holder, upon the malring of each record, through the me dium of anarm 18 carried by said holder, a pawl 19 mounted on a rock-sha' t 20 andarranged in the path of said arm, and a spring-pressed hammer 21 mountedon the rock-shaft. The pawl 19 is so connected to the rock-shaft that ittransmits motion to said shaft only during the forward movement of thecardholder, and thereby raises the hammer until the arm 18 slips fromengagement with the pawl 19 and permits the hammer to strike under theinfluence of its spring; and said pawl yields during the retrogrademovement of said arm for permitting the arm to return to its normalposition without transmitting motion to the rock-shaft.

As seen in Figs. 2, 4, 6 and 7, the traveling marker 4-, is supported bya carriage 22 movable reciprocally along tracks supported by the frame2, the carriage being formed with a guide 24: extending at an angle tothe direction of movement of the carriage, and the marker beingreciprocally movable in the guide 24. The tracks are preferablyhorizontal, and the guide 21 of the ca age is vertical. Said carriage ispreferably provided with. rollers which engage the tracks 23; and themarker is held in its courses and is prevented from movement in itsguide when the carriage is between its extreme positions. by a guideconsisting of a bar 26 arranged parallel to the tracks 23 and havingengaging surfaces 2?, 28 on opposite sides thereof, with which slidablyengages, a part or arm 29 provided on the marker, said arm engaging theup per surface 2? when the carriage is moved in one direction and. thelower surface 28 when the carriage is moved in the opposite direction.The guide or bar 26 terminates short of the ends of the tracks 23 inorder other designation. opposite or nearly that the marker may movefrom one end of the guide 24 of the carriage to the other end, and tothereby shift from one course to the other when the carriage reaches theend of its movement in either direction. The marker is movable bygravity from the upper course to the lower course, and it is moved by aspring 30 upwardly in the guide 241; from the lower course to the upper,said spring being depressed or tensioned by the marker during themovement of the carriage along the track to the left, Fig. 3. Thestarting of the carriage in the opposite direction, when it reaches theend of its movement in either direction, may be facilitated by springs31 arranged in the path of said carriage.

The card 6 is usually divided into rows of columns 32, 88 which aresubdivided. into periods of time as hours, and fractions of hours, andsuch subdivisions are denominated by figures extending along the rowsand reading in. opposite directions; and the marker preferably prints anarrow 3-1, or

PP site the figures, the position of the arrow being determined by thetime-movement. The card illustrated in Fig. 9, informs the time-keeperthat the workman entered the factory at 7 a. m. and left for the noonrecess between 12 and 12:15, and that he returned between 12:41-5 and 1p. 111., and left shortly after 6 p. m. Obviously, a plain card may beused and the marker 1: provided with type-wheels 35, 36, Figs. 10 and11, actuated by the time-movement through a flexible shaft 37.

An indicator 38 which is movable wit-.1 the carriage, extends through aslot in the casing, and the outer end thereof moves along a chartcomprising rows to arranged along opposite sides of the slot 39 andibdivided similarly to the columns of the card.

As best seen in Fig. i the time-controlled mechanism for reciprocatingthe carriage comprises a revolving part as a cylinder i1 having spiral.ways or grooves prog mg in opposite directions, the wa groovesintersecting and the ends tl. reef communicating, said grooves receivinga part as a pivoted block 13 provided on the end of the arm 44 rigidwith the carriage, so that, as the cylinder rotates, the blockreciprocates lengthwise of the cylinder. Said cylinder is mounted on ashaft 45 ha ving a squared end 46 for receiving a key, by means of whichthe cylinder m2 be retated by hand, and is connected to the timemovementby suitable power-transniitting means, here shown as sprocket-wheels l?1-8 associated, respectively, with the cylinder and time-movement, and achain 19 running over the sprocket-wheels,

The sprocketwheel I? is connected to the shaft by a suitable clutch, asa ratchet-wheel and pawl 51, Fig. 8, for permitting the cylinder to beadjusted by hand relatively to the time-movement.

Our time-recorder is particularly advantageous in that it is entirelyautomatic in its action and no fraud or mistake detecting devices arenecessary.

lVhat we claim is 2- 1. In a workmans time-recorder, two elements, acarriage for one of the elements, the carriage having a cycle ofmovement relatively to the other element, and said element supported bythe carriage being movable with the carriage during its cycle ofmovement, and having a cycle of movement relatively to the carriage, andthe other element, and time-operated mechanism for autmnaticallycontrolling the movement of said carriage and the element supportedthereby, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In a worlnnans time-recorder, a card holder, a'marlter, a carriagefor the marker,

the carriage being movable relatively to the card holder, and the markerbeing movable with the carriage and also independently of the carriagerelatively to the card holder, and time-operated mechanism forautomatically controlling the movement of the carriage and the marker,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a workmans time-recorder, acard holder, a carriage movable inreverse directions relatively to the holder, a marker supported by thecarriage and movable therewith and also movable independently of saidcarriage, and time-operated mechanism for controlling the movement ofthe carriage and the marker, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

&. In a workmans time-recorder, a card holder, a carriage movable inreverse directions relatively to the holder, a marker supported by thecarriage and movable therewith and also movable independently of thecarriage in a direction at an angle to the path of movement of thecarriage, and time operated mechanism for controlling the movement ofthe carriage and the marker, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

5. In a workmans time recorder, two elements, one a card holder and theother a marker, the marker being movable relatively to the holder inopposite directions and in different substantially straight paths, andtime-controlled mechanism for automatically moving the marker asaforesaid, substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. In a workinans time recorder, two elements, one a card holder and theother a marker, the marker being movable relatively to the holder in acontinuous path, having straight portions located in differentpositions, such portions being connected, whereby the markerautomatically transfers from either straight portion to the other andrepeats its movement continuously over such path, and time-controlledmechanism for antomatically moving the marker, substantially as and forthe purpose specified.

7. In a workmans time recorder, two elements, one a card holder and theother a marker, one of said elements being movable relatively to theother in a continuous path, portions of the path being straight andextending in opposite directions, such portions being connected at theiropposite ends, whereby the relatively movable element can transfer fromeither portion of the path to the other automatically and repeat itscourse in the path automatically, and timecontrolled mechanism forautouiatically of footing said movement of the relatively mo vableelcment at a uniform speed, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

8. In a workmans time-recorder, two elements, one a card-holder and theother a marker, one of said elements traveling as one body relatively tothe other, the traveling element being movable in a plurality of coursesextending side by side, each course corresponding to a division of aworkday,

and said traveling element being movable in opposite directions in thecourses, whereby the records for a workday are arranged on the card intwo rows corresponding to divisions of a workday and reading in oppositedirections, a time-movement, and mechanism controlled by thetime-movement for advancing the traveling element in its coursessynchronously with the operation of the time-movement, whereby thetraveling element is automatically positioned relatively to the otherelement, so that the positions of the records on the card are governedsolely by the time-movement, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

9. In a workmans time-recorder, two elements, one a card-holder and theother a marker, one of said elements traveling one body relatively tothe other in two courses extending side by side, the traveling elementbeing movable in one direction in one course and in the oppositedirection in the other course, whereby the records are arranged on thecard in rows representing divisions of a workday and reading in oppositedirections, a time-movement, and mechanism controlled by thetime-movement for a vancing the traveling element in its coursessynchronously with the operation of the timemovement, whereby thetraveling element is automatically positioned relatively to the otherelement, so that the positions of the records in the rows on the cardare govsynchronously ivit the operation of the time-movement, hereby thetraveling element is autmnatically ","tioned relatively o the otherelement ions of the records on th; card are governed solely at,substantially as and for the purpose forth.

ll. In a \vorloian s time-recorder. tv-Jo elements one a arr older aimtli" other a marker, one d ele .ents traveling; as one body 1 i th otherin two courses oxten j whereby the records are V d the card in. tvvorows representing C irisions of a workday, the traveling element beingalso movable in a direction crosswise of said courses from one course tothe other when it reaches the end of either course, means for guidingthe traveling element in said movements a timemovement and mechanismcontrolled by the timcanovement for advancing the traveling element insaid courses at a uniform speed s nchronously vvith the operation of thetime-movement, whereby the traveling ele ment is automaticallypositioned relatively to the other element. so that the positions of therecords on the card are governed solely by the time-n'iovement,substantially as and for the purpose described.

12. In a Worlnnans timerecorder a car-i holder; a traveling markermovable as one body relatively to the card-holder in a phr rality ofcourses extendin side by side, each course corresponding to a divisionof Workday the marker being movable in op posite directions in saidcourses, vvhereby the records for a Workday are arranged on the card intwo rows corresponding to divisions of a Workday and rea ding inopposite directions, a time-movement, and mechanism controlled by thetime-movement for advancing the marker in its courses synchro-- nouslywith the operation oi"? the time-movement, whereby the marker isautomatically positioned relatively to the card-holder, so that thepositions of the records on the card are governed solely by thetimc-n'iovemcnt, substantially and for the purpose specified.

13. in a worlnnans time-recorder, a cardholder, a traveling markermovable as one erases body relatively to the card-holder in two coursesextending side by side, the marker being movable in one direction in onecourse and in the opposite direction in the other course, whereby therecords are arranged on the card in rovvs represerting divisions of aWorkday and reading in opposite direc tions, a tline-movement, andmechanism controlled by the time-movement for advancing the marli'er inits courses synchronously \lliili the operation of the timc-inoven'ient,whereby the marker is automatically positionec relatively to thecard-h.older so that the 708'tl0l15 0t *ecords on the card are mannedsolely by the time-movcinent sub stantially as and for the purpose sattorth.

In a worlnnan s time-recorder, a cardholde a traveling mar er movable asone body relatively to the cr 'd-holde in courses ULAL' extending nopposite d1.ections. the iarlrer being inovz ble in one direction in onecourse and in the opposite direction in the other course and to itsstarting point a, time-n1ovement, and mechanism controlled the tiincmovement for advancing the marker in its C0111 cs synchronously withthe operation of the time-n1oveinent, whereby the marker isautomatically positioned relatively to the card-holder so that thepositions of the records on th card are governed solely by thetime-movement, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

15. In a ivoiutmans time-recorder, a cardholden a traveling markermovable one body relatively to the card-holder in two courses extendingside by side, whereby the records are arranged on the record-sl eet intwo roivs representing divisions of a Workday, said marker being alsomovable from one course to the other when it reaches the end of eithercourse, means for guiding the traveling marker in said movements, attime-movement, and mechanism controlled by the timc-movcment toradvancing the marker in said courses synclubonously with the operationof the timeniovement, \\'l1Gl-Q by the marker is automaticallypositioi'icd relatively to the card-holder, so that the positions of therecords in the rovvs on the card are governed solely by thetime-movement, substantially as and for the purpose described.

16. In a, time-recorder, a card-holder, a carriage movable in oppositedirection i .la tively to the holder, a maraer supported by the carriagesaid marker h ving a movement relatively to the carriage, and timecontrolled mechanism for automatically moving the carriage in oppositedirections, substantially as and for the purpose specitied.

17. In a time-recorder, a card-holder, a carriage movable reciprocallyrelatively to the holder, and formed With a guide extending at an angleto the direction of movemen of the carriage, a marker supported by thecarriage and movable reciprocally in the guide, means for preventing themarker from movement in the guide when the can riage is between itsextreme positions, and time-controlled mechanism for actuating thecarriage at a substantially uniform speed, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

1.8. In a time-recorder, a card-holder, a carriage movable in oppositedirections relatively to the holder, a marker supported by the carriage,said marker having a movcment relatively to the carriage, means forholding the marker from movement relatively to the carriage during aportion of the travel of the carriage, and for permitting the movementof the marker relatively to the carriage at a predetermined part of thetravel of said carriage, and time-controlled mechanism for automaticallyeffect ing the movement of the carriage, substai'itially as and for thepurpose set forth.

19. In a time-recorder, a frame, a cardholder, a track supported by theframe, a guide extending parallel to the track and terminating short ofthe ends of said track, and having opposite engaging surfaces, acarriage movable along the track and formed with a guide extending in adirec tion crosswise of the track and of the firstmentioned guide, amarker supported by the carriage and movable reciprocally in the guideof the carriage, themarlrer being provided with a part for slidablyengaging successively, said opposite surfaces of the first-mentionedguide, such part engaging one of said surfaces when the marker is at oneend of the guide of the carriage, and engaging the other of saidsurfaces when the marker is at the opposite end of the guide of thecarriage, and the marker being movable in the guide of the carriage whensaid engaging part has been moved by the carriage beyond the ends of thefirstmentionod guide aiid is disengaged from said opposite surfaces, andtime-controlled mechanism for actuating the carriage, sub stantially asand for the purpose described.

20. in a time-recorder, a card-holder, a carriage movable reciprocallyrelatively to the holder, and formed with a guide extending at an angleto the direction of movement of the carriage, a marker supported by thecarriage and movable reciprocally in the guide, means for preventing themarker from movement in the guide when the carriage is between itsextreme positions, and time-controlled mechanism for actuating thecarriage at a substantially uniform speed, such mechanism including acylindrical cam having spiral grooves intersecting each other andprogressing in opposite directions and communicating at their ends, anda part movable in the grooves and connected to the carriage,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

21. R1 a time-recorder, a card-holder, a carriage movable in oppositedirections relatively to the holder, a marker supported by the carria e,said marker having a movement relatively to the carriage, means forholding the marker from movement relatively to the carriage during aportion of the travel of the carriage, and for permitting the movementof the marker relatively to the carriage at a predetermined part of thetravel of the carriage and time-controlled mechanism for auton'iaticallyeffecting said movement of the carriage, such mechanism including a partprovided with spiral ways progressing in opposite directions, and meansconnected to the carriage and movable along said ways, substantially asand for the purpose described.

22. In a time-recorder, a frame, a cardholder, a track supported by theframe, a guide extending parallel to the track and terminating short ofthe ends of said track, and having opposite engaging surfaces, acarriage movable along the track and formed with a guide extending in adirection crosswise of the track and the first-mentioned guide, a markersupported by the carriage and movable reciprocally in the guide of thecarriage, the marker being provided with a part for slidably engaging,successively, said opposite surfaces of the firstmentioned guide, suchpart engaging one of said surfaces when the marker is at one end of theguide of the carriage, and engaging the other of said surfaces when themarker is at the opposite end of the guide of the carriage, and themarker being movable in the guide of the carriage when said engagingpart has moved beyond the ends of the firstmentioned guide and isdisengaged from said opposite surfaces, and time-controlled mechanismfor actuating the carriage, such mechanism including a cylindrical camhaving spiral grooves progressing in opposite directions andcommunicating at their ends, and a part movable in the grooves andconnected to the carriage, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

a8. In a time-recorder, a card-holder, a traveling marker movable as onebody in one direction in one course, and in the opposite direction inanother course, said marker comprising movable type-wheels, and timecontrolled mechanism for actuating the traveling marker in its courses,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

24,-. In a time-recorder, a card-holder, a carriage movable reciprocallyrelatively to the holder, and formed with a guide extending at an angleto the direction of movement Monroe, and State of New York, this 17thday of Sept, 1907.

WILLIAM F. HITCHCOGK.

Witnesses JAMES COCHRANE, M. M. TAI'r.

Signed at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, and State of New York,this 27th day of August, 1907.

WILLIAM D. HAYVLEY.

Witnesses S. DAVIS, F. G. Bonnnn.

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